by
Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875)
Ärztlicher Rat
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Was hilft das Schimpfen und das Fluchen,
Sie ziehen sich zu viel zurück!
Sie sollten brav Gesellschaft suchen,
Und Tanz und lärmende Musik.
Hypochondrist:
Ach! wollt ich nicht schon manche liebe Stunde
So bei Gesang und Geige mich ergötzen?
Jedoch da hör ich tief im Hintergrunde
An einemfort den Tod die Sense wetzen!
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- ENG English (Peter Palmer) , "Doctor's advice", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 53
Doctor's advice
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
What use is cursing and swearing,
You're living too much on your own!
You ought to seek out companionship,
With dancers and rowdy musicians.
Hypochondriac:
Oh, don't think I never wished to spend time
Basking in the sounds of singers and fiddlers!
It's just that in the far distance I hear
Death forever whetting his scythe.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), "Ärztlicher Rat"
This text was added to the website: 2010-04-04
Line count: 9
Word count: 56